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Pressure on water resources in Africa

Africa (% in 2020)

Libya is the top country by pressure on water resources among 54 countries. As of 2020, pressure on water resources in Libya was 817.14 %. The top 5 countries also includes Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia, and Sudan.

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Libya 817.14 FAO + 1 other
Egypt 134.78 FAO + 1 other
Algeria 84.01 FAO + 1 other
Tunisia 83.73 FAO + 1 other
Sudan 71.26 FAO + 1 other
South Africa 39.55 FAO + 1 other
Morocco 36.46 FAO + 1 other
Eswatini 23.68 FAO + 1 other
Somalia 22.44 FAO + 1 other
Mauritius 22.06 FAO + 1 other
Zimbabwe 18.86 FAO + 1 other
Kenya 13.13 FAO + 1 other
Mauritania 11.83 FAO + 1 other
Ethiopia 8.65 FAO + 1 other
Cabo Verde 8.43 FAO + 1 other
Eritrea 7.96 FAO + 1 other
Senegal 7.86 FAO + 1 other
Malawi 7.85 FAO + 1 other
Niger 7.59 FAO + 1 other
Seychelles 6.57 WB
Djibouti 6.33 FAO + 1 other
Burkina Faso 6.06 FAO + 1 other
United Republic of Tanzania 5.38 FAO + 1 other
Rwanda 4.59 FAO + 1 other
Nigeria 4.36 FAO + 1 other
Mali 4.32 FAO + 1 other
Madagascar 3.99 FAO + 1 other
Ghana 2.58 FAO + 1 other
Burundi 2.23 FAO + 1 other
Chad 1.92 FAO + 1 other
Sao Tome and Principe 1.88 FAO + 1 other
Botswana 1.8 FAO + 1 other
Togo 1.52 FAO + 1 other
Zambia 1.5 FAO + 1 other
Lesotho 1.45 FAO + 1 other
Côte d'Ivoire 1.38 FAO + 1 other
South Sudan 1.33 FAO + 1 other
Gambia 1.27 FAO + 1 other
Uganda 1.06 FAO + 1 other
Comoros 0.83 FAO + 1 other
Namibia 0.71 FAO + 1 other
Mozambique 0.68 FAO + 1 other
Guinea Bissau 0.56 FAO + 1 other
Benin 0.49 FAO + 1 other
Angola 0.48 FAO + 1 other
Guinea 0.39 FAO + 1 other
Cameroon 0.38 FAO + 1 other
Sierra Leone 0.13 FAO + 1 other
Gabon 0.08 FAO + 1 other
Equatorial Guinea 0.08 FAO + 1 other
Liberia 0.06 FAO + 1 other
Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.05 FAO + 1 other
Central African Republic 0.05 FAO + 1 other
Congo 0.01 FAO + 1 other
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